{"id":227,"date":"2013-04-24T15:29:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T14:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/?p=227"},"modified":"2015-02-01T19:17:20","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T19:17:20","slug":"stable-flies-locating-controlling-and-assessing-the-damage-they-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/stable-flies-locating-controlling-and-assessing-the-damage-they-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Stable flies: Locating, controlling and assessing the damage they cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_228\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stable-flies-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228 \" src=\"http:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stable-flies-200.jpg\" alt=\"Researcher working in the field\" width=\"200\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stable-flies-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stable-flies-200-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the research farm at the University of Nebraska, ARS entomologist Jerry Zhu checks stable fly captures from a trap baited with his newly designed attractant, or lure, in a cattle feedlot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Livestock producers may not be able to see the difference between stable flies and other flies at a distance, but they can definitely see the stable flies\u2019 effect on their cattle as the animals stop grazing and bunch together to minimize the number of bites they\u2019re getting. Stable flies are among the most important arthropod pests of cattle in the United States. Their painful bites can reduce milk production in dairy cows, decrease weight gain in beef cattle, and reduce feed efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, insecticide sprays are used to help keep stable flies off animals, especially their legs, where the flies mainly bite. But as cattle walk through wet grass or wade through water, the spray washes off\u2014making the treatment ineffective.<\/p>\n<p>Management of this pest is further complicated by the fact that larval development sites exist for only a short time, are difficult to find, and can produce huge numbers of the aggravating flies. Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service\u2019s Agroecosystem Management Research Unit (AMRU) in Lincoln, Nebraska, are looking at better methods to locate stable fly habitats, finding easier and more efficient ways to control them, and assessing the damage they cause.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a preview of a full article published in International Pest Control &#8211; March\/April 2013 issue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/view-ipc-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">View full article online<\/a><br \/>\nThe full text of this article is available to subscribers of International Pest Control.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/subscribe-to-international-pest-control\/\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe for online access<\/a><br \/>\nSubscribe to International Pest Control for full online access to all articles in every issue since 2004.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Sandra Avant<\/p>\n<p>Public Affairs Specialist, USDA-ARS Information Staff, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Room 1-2220 A, Beltsville, MD 20705-5129.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Livestock producers may not be able to see the difference between stable flies and other flies at a distance, but they can definitely see the stable flies\u2019 effect on their cattle as the animals stop grazing and bunch together to minimize the number of bites they\u2019re getting. 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